Sweet Embrace Stakes
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History
The Sweet Embrace Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies and has been an important qualifying race for the Golden Slipper Stakes since its inception by the Sydney Turf Club in 1979.
The Sweet Embrace Stakes is run over 1200m under set weight conditions and is named after Sweet Embrace, the winner of the 1967 Golden Slipper Stakes.
The winner of the Sweet Embrace Stakes receives ballot exemption from the Golden Slipper Stakes.
The Sweet Embrace Stakes became a Listed Race in 1979. It was run as a Group 3 event from 1987 until 2012 when it was promoted to Group 2 status.
The Sweet Embrace Stakes was first run at Canterbury from 1979 until 1996. In 1979 and 1980 it was run under handicap conditions but became a set weights race in 1981.
From 1997-1999 the Sweet Embrace Stakes was run at Rosehill but returned to Canterbury from 2000 until 2005. Since 2006 the Sweet Embrace Stakes has been mainly at Randwick and Warwick Farm. It's now at Randwick.
The 2024 Sweet Embrace Stakes was worth $300,000 in prizemoney.
There have been four two-year-olds complete the Sweet Embrace Stakes/Golden Slipper Stakes double - Dark Eclipse (1980), Ha Ha (2001), Crystal Lily (2010) and Fireburn (2022).
Other notable winners of the Sweet Embrace Stakes include Black Shoes, Purpose, Speed Check, A Little Kiss, Paklani, Skating, Victory Vein, Seabrook, Fireburn and Manaal.
The 2024 Sweet Embrace Stakes was won by Manaal from Fly Fly and Extreme Diva.
Previous Sweet Embrace Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANAAL (AUS) 2F TASSORT (AUS) - RED LODGE (USA) MIDSHIPMAN (USA) | TOMMY BERRY | 55.5 | MICHAEL FREEDMAN | 6 | |
| LAZZAGO (AUS) 2F CAPITALIST (AUS) - LAKE COMO (NZ) PINS (AUS) | HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 | |
| FIREBURN (AUS) 2F REBEL DANE (AUS) - MULL OVER (AUS) SO YOU THINK (NZ) | JASON COLLETT | 55.5 | GARY PORTELLI | 2 | |
| FOUR MOVES AHEAD (AUS) 2F SNITZEL (AUS) - DOULMERA (USA) MR GREELEY (USA) | N RAWILLER | 55.5 | J G SARGENT | 7 | |
| HUNGRY HEART (AUS) 2F FRANKEL (GB) - HARLECH (GB) PIVOTAL (GB) | JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 | |
| ANAHEED (AUS) 2F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ROSTOVA (AUS) TESTA ROSSA (AUS) | TIM CLARK | 55.5 | P & P SNOWDEN | 8 | |
| SEABROOK (NZ) 2F HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - MIDNIGHT REVELS (NZ) DON EDUARDO (NZ) | HUGH BOWMAN | 55.5 | MICK PRICE | 10 | |
| ONE MORE HONEY (AUS) 2F ONEMORENOMORE (AUS) - ONE FUNNY HONEY (USA) DISTORTED HUMOR (USA) | J FORD | 55.5 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 1 | |
| SCARLET RAIN (AUS) 2F MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) - DOUBLE RANGA (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) | MS K O'HARA | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 12 | |
| ALWAYS ALLISON (AUS) 2F MORE THAN READY (USA) - RHEMA (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) | G SCHOFIELD | 55.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 | |
| BELIEVE YOURSELF (AUS) 2F SEBRING (AUS) - PRIVATE (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) | JASON COLLETT | 55.5 | GERALD RYAN | 1 | |
| ROMANTIC MOON (AUS) 2F MORE THAN READY (USA) - TROPICAL AFFAIR (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) | JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 7 | |
| JADE MARAUDER (AUS) 2F FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - JADE DIVA (AUS) JADE ROBBERY (USA) | HUGH BOWMAN | 55.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
| SHARED REFLECTIONS (AUS) 2F UMATILLA (NZ) - ULAP (AUS) HURRICANE SKY (AUS) | N RAWILLER | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 7 | |
| CRYSTAL LILY (AUS) 2F STRATUM (AUS) - CRYSTAL SNIP (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) | DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 5 | |
| HEADWAY (AUS) 2F CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) - CHATELAINE (AUS) FLYING SPUR (AUS) | C MUNCE | 55.5 | PETER G MOODY | 8 | |
| STRIPPER (AUS) 2F DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - MISS CHARMER (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) | J LLOYD | 55.5 | DAVID PAYNE | 6 | |
| CHINCHILLA ROSE (AUS) 2F LION HUNTER (AUS) - CHIARA (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) | S KATSIDIS | 55.5 | STEELE RYAN | 14 | |
| UNIVERSAL QUEEN (NZ) 2F SCENIC (IRE) - BISCAY BIRD (AUS) BLUEBIRD (USA) | D BEASLEY | 55.5 | BEDE MURRAY | 12 | |
| CARRY ON CUTIE (AUS) 2F MORE THAN READY (USA) - ROSE OF LATAKIA (NZ) CONQUISTAROSE (USA) | J CASSIDY | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 2 | |
| BURNING SANDS (AUS) 2F MARJU (IRE) - ENCARTA (NZ) WESTMINSTER (NZ) | J CASSIDY | 55.5 | GRAEME ROGERSON | 9 | |
| LEGALLY BAY (AUS) 2F SNIPPETS (AUS) - DECIDITY (AUS) LAST TYCOON (IRE) | R M QUINN | 55.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 5 | |
| VICTORY VEIN (AUS) 2F MR. HENRYSEE (USA) - PROTECTIVE (AUS) OPERA PRINCE (AUS) | D BEASLEY | 55.5 | BEDE MURRAY | 4 | |
| HA HA (AUS) 2F DANEHILL (USA) - VERY DROLL (AUS) CROWN JESTER (AUS) | B YORK | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 8 | |
| DYNAMIC LOVE (AUS) 2F BRAVE WARRIOR (AUS) - HUNTINGTON GIRL (AUS) BLACK ZEPHYR (NZ) | G COLLESS | 55.5 | JOHN WALLACE | 3 |
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